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The voter registration platform VoteSafe.org is backed by Elon Musk’s America PAC and gathers as well as distributes users’ personal data.
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<p>In September 2026, warnings spread across social media concerning VoteSafe.org, a digital voter registration portal accused of harvesting and sharing private user details.</p>
<p>Users on networks like <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tiaross/posts/pfbid0kgR68NxD9QXC2kkPkKZWSM8FnrDRJyWFqqzwChgo5x5SvGhvbEVDEb9buQ73FjmQl">Facebook</a> (<a href="https://media.snopes.com/2026/09/facebook_post.png">screenshot</a>), <a href="https://perma.cc/EE8B-3PXP">Threads</a>, and <a href="https://perma.cc/RK7C-VNPA">Bluesky</a> also asserted that America PAC—the political action committee established by billionaire Elon Musk—manages and finances VoteSafe.org. Fact-checking inquiries from readers prompted a closer look into these assertions.</p>
<p>Records confirm that VoteSafe.org is indeed financed by Musk's America PAC. Furthermore, the platform's official <a href="https://votesafe.org/privacy-policy">privacy policy</a> indicates that it reserves the right to collect and distribute personal information, though it does provide an option for individuals to <a href="https://privacy.theamericapac.org/">opt out</a> of sharing their data with external entities.</p>
<p>Consequently, the claim has been validated as true.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://votesafe.org/privacy-policy#:~:text=We%20may%20disclose%20your%20personal%20information%20to%20other%20organizations%2C%20including%20Western%20Creative%20Group">privacy policy</a> for VoteSafe.org explicitly names <a href="https://votesafe.org/privacy-policy#:~:text=We%20may%20disclose%20your%20personal%20information%20to%20other%20organizations%2C%20including%20Western%20Creative%20Group">only a single third party</a> recipient: a commercial partner designated as Western Creative Group. This entity lacks a public web presence, and its Wyoming <a href="https://wyobiz.wyo.gov/business/FilingDetails.aspx?eFNum=149191056192024153134030088050098124145037239117">registration documents</a> point to a <a href="https://www.performance-law.com/">law firm</a> as its organizer and legal agent. According to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/06/musk-spent-big-get-trump-elected-he-didnt-get-trump-elected/#:~:text=He%20spent%20about%20%2420%20million%2C%20passed%20to%20an%20advertising%20firm%20called%20Western%20Creative%20Group%2C%20to%20promote%20the%20idea%20that%20Trump%20%E2%80%94%20like%20Bader%20Ginsburg%2C%20the%20PAC%20website%20touted%20%E2%80%94%20opposed%20a%20federal%20ban%20on%20abortion.">The Washington Post</a>, Musk previously funneled approximately $20 million through Western Creative Group during the 2024 election cycle for targeted advertising efforts.</p>
<p>Inquiries sent to the law firm, Bailey Stock Harmon Cottam Lopez, regarding its connection to Western Creative Group are currently pending a response, alongside a request sent to America PAC for a comprehensive list of external organizations that receive user data.</p>
<p>Queries have also arisen regarding whether Musk is linked to Vote.org. Established <a href="https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/262094990#:~:text=Year%20Ending%20Dec.-,2008,-No%20Extracted%20Financial">long</a> <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00879510/?tab=about-committee&cycle=2024#:~:text=Current%20version%20(PDF,10/22/2024">before</a> the creation of VoteSafe.org, <a href="https://vote.org/">Vote.org</a> operates as an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit organization. Public <a href="https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/262094990">tax documents</a> and its <a href="https://www.vote.org/team/">leadership roster</a> confirm that Vote.org has no association with Musk.</p>
<p>For individuals looking to use official state-managed voter registration services, the correct government-run portal is designated by the ".gov" extension at <a href="https://vote.gov/register">vote.gov</a>.</p>
<h2>Connection Between Elon Musk's America PAC and Vote Safe</h2>
<p>The <a href="https://theamericapac.org/">America PAC website</a> (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20260718225147/https://theamericapac.org/">archived</a>) explicitly identifies itself on its homepage as a "PAC Founded by Elon Musk." Federal Election Commission <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00879510/?tab=raising&cycle=2026">records</a> demonstrate that the vast majority of the committee's financial backing originates from Musk himself.</p>
<p>Prominent promotional banners on the America PAC portal direct visitors directly to the VoteSafe.org domain.</p>
<p>Additional markers of financial support appear on the <a href="https://votesafe.org/">VoteSafe.org website</a> (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20251031142608/https://votesafe.org/">archived</a>), where the footer explicitly displays a "AMERICA PAC" copyright notice accompanied by the mandatory disclosure text:</p>
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<p class="border border-gray-600 p-3">Paid for by America PAC. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. www.theamericapac.org.</p>
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<h2>Detailed Overview of VoteSafe.org's Data Policies</h2>
<p>Last revised on August 29, 2026, the VoteSafe.org <a href="https://votesafe.org/privacy-policy">privacy policy</a> states that America PAC "may collect, use and disclose" user details, including contact information, political inclinations, professional background, demographics, and digital or social media footprints, sharing them with external entities such as business partners.</p>
<p>Regarding contact information specifically, the policy outlines the following protocols:</p>
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<p class="mt-6"><strong>Contact Information.</strong> This may include your name, physical address, email address or telephone number.</p>
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<li>How We May Collect It: Directly from you; passively; or from third parties.</li>
<li>How We May Use It: To provide and improve our Platform; to understand your interests; to communicate with you; for marketing purposes; for legal and security purposes; to combine information; as otherwise permitted by you or as we may notify you; or as directed by you.</li>
<li>How We May Disclose It: Internally; on our Platform; with our business partners; with our service providers; with third parties for marketing purposes; with any successors to all or part of our business; to comply with laws or to protect ourselves; for other reasons we may describe to you; or as directed by you.</li>
<li>We may share this information with our business partners for targeted marketing purposes or sell this information to our business partners. For more information about your right to opt out, please <a class="underline hover:text-ampac-red focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-ampac-red" href="https://privacy.theamericapac.org/" target="_blank">click here</a>.</li>
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<p>Although the platform's terms reference the "sale" of consumer data, the policy <a href="https://votesafe.org/privacy-policy#:~:text=Here%20are%20some,monetary%20compensation%20(%22selling%22).">clarifies</a> that this term is interpreted broadly under certain state regulations beyond a simple financial transaction.</p>
<p>In jurisdictions like California, <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?division=3.&part=4.&lawCode=CIV&title=1.81.5#:~:text=(ad)%C2%A0(1)%C2%A0%E2%80%9CSell,other%20valuable%20consideration.">statutes</a> define a data sale as any transfer of consumer information to a third party in exchange for "valuable consideration."</p>
<p>VoteSafe.org does not specify whether user records are exchanged strictly for monetary gain or for other strategic advantages, aside from targeted promotional activities.</p>
<p>The exact volume of external organizations accessing this data remains undisclosed. However, under California privacy provisions, state residents maintain the legal right to request confirmation once per year regarding <span class="wrapper_title">"whether we have shared personal information with third parties for their direct-marketing purposes."</span></p>
<p><span>Inquiries of this nature can be directed to info@theamericapac.org.</span></p>